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Appendix b: upgrading firmware – Linksys BEFSR81 User Manual

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Appendix B: Upgrading Firmware

EtherFast Cable/DSL Router with 8-Port Switch

Appendix B: Upgrading Firmware

You can use the Router’s Web-based Utility to upgrade the firmware; however, if you do so, you may lose the
settings you have configured on the Router.

To upgrade the Router’s firmware, follow these instructions:

1. Download the Router’s firmware upgrade file from the Linksys website, www.linksys.com.

2. Extract the file on your computer.

3. Click the Administration tab and then the Firmware Upgrade tab of the Router’s Web-based Utility.

4. On the Upgrade Firmware screen, shown in Figure B-1, enter the location of the extracted firmware upgrade

file, or click the Browse button to find this file.

5. Click the Upgrade button, and follow the on-screen instructions.

Figure B-1: Upgrade Firmware